Table 3.

Results of imaging strategies compared with final diagnoses as assigned by expert panel for appendicitis, other urgent surgical conditions and the remainder of diagnoses

	Final diagnosis
	Appendicitis (n = 251)	Other urgent surgical conditiona (n = 17)	Urgent non-surgical condition or non-urgent condition (n = 154)
Conditional CT
Appendicitis	241	6	33
Other urgent surgical conditiona	0	10	2
Urgent non-surgical condition or non-urgent condition	10	1	119
Immediate CT
Appendicitis	238	2	20
Other urgent surgical conditiona	0	13	3
Urgent non-surgical condition or non-urgent condition	13	2	131

^a Other surgical urgent conditions were defined as conditions demanding surgical intervention within 24 h. CT = computed tomography